# Caruss (Roberto Sarotto)

> Sweet, Piemonte Brachetto Passito DOC by [Roberto Sarotto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/roberto-sarotto.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roberto-sarotto-caruss).

- **Producer:** Roberto Sarotto
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Piemonte Brachetto Passito DOC
- **Grape:** Brachetto
- **Production area:** Langhe, Neviglie (CN)
- **Soil:** Medium-textured, tending to limestone mixed with clay
- **Harvest:** Early September
- **Vinification:** Grapes dried in wooden crates until late November, then destemmed and pressed, fermented with maceration, aged in barriques (225 L) followed by a short passage in steel
- **Serving temperature:** 12-14°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A passito made from dried Brachetto grapes grown on the estate's own vineyards in Neviglie.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red, intense and aromatic, with soft, harmonious and persistent notes of ripe red fruit and dried rose, sometimes recalling the undergrowth.

## Food pairings

Fruit pies, small pastries and chocolate desserts, berry tarts, almond cookies or filled chocolates